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No Fee For Kids

Kids are special, and they ought to be treated specially. The Rohrstaff Law Firm announces its special no-fee program for injured children.

When vehicles collide and there are injured passengers, the only injured passengers who are truly not at fault are the young children. Typically, lawyers who represent children in motor vehicle injury cases charge a fee of 33.3% (or more) of the total recovery, even when the case settles with the insurance company before a lawsuit is filed. But we are taking a different approach.

Here is how the special no-fee program for injured children works:

1. We will evaluate the merits of the child's case just as we always do.2. Children who are twelve years old or younger when they are injured are eligible.3. The injury must have happened in Northern Virginia.4. If the case can be settled without our having to file a lawsuit, no attorney fee will be charged. That is, we will do everything we would ordinarily do for the child's case to get it resolved - except charge no fee.5. Our actual costs of getting medical records, doctor reports, etc. will be charged (just as they are in every case.)

If your child was injured, was 12 or under, and injured in Northern Virginia, call us at 703-260-6070, email us at Janelle@RohrstaffLaw.com, or contact us through the website using the form at right.

Our FREE BOOK, When the Bough Breaks, is a guide for parents of children who have been injured. Get it by clicking on the VIEW DETAILS button on the right and fill out the form on the landing page.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/no-fee-for-kids-program.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-120135Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:07:00 ESTAfter you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, an adjuster for the negligent driver's insurance company will call you. Here are tips for talking to the adjuster:

You are not required to talk to the adjuster. She is trained to ask you questions in a way that will invite you to answer in a way that will hurt your case.

You are not required to give the adjuster a recorded statement. In fact, before you give a recorded statement, speak to a lawyer.

The adjuster may offer to pay you bills and "kick in" a little more for your trouble. If you accept that offer, you may have settled you entire claim and cannot later get compensation for your entire injury.

You will also hear these EXCUSES from the adjuster about why your case is not "worth" fair compensation.

Some condition of your vehicle caused your injury.

You had some medical condition that caused the collision.

Your perceptions or recollections of the event are faulty and, therefore, unbelieveable.

The collision was your fault.

The collision was someone else's fault.

The adjuster is unsure of whose fault it was because you have no witness to prove your your version of the events

Other excuses are set out in detail in my free consumer guide to personal injury cases in Virginia -- Now What?, a guide to what to do after an injury in Virginia. To get your FREE copy, fill out the form on right side bar; email Janelle@RohrstaffLaw.com and ask for a copy, or give her a call at 703-260-6070.

If you have been injured by someone's negligence and have made a claim or filed a lawsuit, you are being watched by insurance companies. They may (or may not) have someone follow you from your home to your office or to the grocery store or to your child's baseball game or to a concert or to the gym or golf course.

But, you can be certain that they will follow everything you do online. They want to find anything that they can use against you to ruin your claim.

Don't help them! If you are involved in litigation, everything you have posted online can be subpoenaed by the other side from the internet service providers. Here is a list of the kinds of things that can be very harmful:

Pictures of you at bars or parties drinking alcohol, especially LOTS of pictures of you at bars or parties drinking alcohol.

Pictures of you dancing or skiing or mud racing if your injury is inconsistent with such activities.

Negative, snide, or nasty comments about the person who injured you.

Your online "friends" can get you in trouble, too, by tagging you in photos. Those same "friends" may end up being witnesses if they are in your pictures or you are in theirs.

So, what should you do?

Be more private; set privacy settings as restrictive as possible.

Be very careful about what information is posted.

Refrain from talking about your injury or case online.

Consider shutting down your sites until your litigation is concluded. (That does NOT mean to destroy the information. Destroying evidence can kill your case. Also, what you think has been destroyed can be retrieved, and you will be seen as trying to destroy evidence -- another way to kill your case.)

TELL YOUR LAWYER about all your social media sites and the information on each of them. Only then can she help protect you.

Disclosing online activity is fairly new to the law, and some lawyers still do not understand how to handle electronic discovery issues. Be sure you know the importance of electronic discovery and that your lawyer knows how to use it, how to defend against unreasonable requests to disclose it and how to protect you from hurting your case. A Virginia lawyer and his client were sanctioned for destroying a Facebook picture and then trying to cover up what they had done. Here are links to the trial court ruling and the Virginia Supreme Court decision.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/being-too-social-online-can-ruin-your-injury-case.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-118292Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:00:00 ESTWhat's wrong with following your lawyer's advice and going to see his doctor? It could be the kiss of death for your case if you let your lawyer send you to a certain doctor because she is a "plaintiff's" doctor, that is, she will always be on the side of the plaintiff.

Jurors are very suspicious of lawyers in the first place. They are also very sucpicious of doctors who have frequent referral relationships with lawyers.

You may not know how many of your lawyer's clients have been referred to a particular doctor in the past year. The other side will know, the doctor and lawyer will know; you may be the only one who does not know. You do not want to be in that position.

In courthouses, these doctors are called "frequent fliers." You can be sure the defense will use that term in front of the jury. Do you think that adds to the doctor's credibility with the jury?

Certainly, there are exceptions. You may have a special need for a doctor with a special expertise. It is perfectly legitimate for your lawyer to make a suggestion in that event. However, if every client is getting referred to the same doctor or chiropractor or orthopedist, you may be heading for a big problem.

To be sure you are not being sent by your lawyer to a frequent flier, ask your lawyer the right questions to fully understand the business relationship, if any, between your lawyer and the doctor she recommended.

Oh, and if you see your lawyer pull a stack of doctor/chiropractor business cards from her desk, you might want to think about findinig another lawyer.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/don-t-let-your-lawyer-direct-your-medical-treatment.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-118291Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 ESTIt’s that time of year again: FOOTBALL SEASON!

NFL teams are beginning preseason play. Colleges have begun practicing. As soon as school starts, high schools athletes will take to football fields all over America. And, even younger boys will don pads and helmets and begin the ritual of playing the All American game.

But, let’s not forget what this game is really about: Hitting. Mostly, hitting the other guy while running toward him as fast as you can in a crouched position, leading with your head, trying to knock him down.

NFL players get paid a lot of money to put their bodies through this torture, and many have paid a very high price living with the bodies they have inherited from their profession. Bad knees. Bad hips. Bad shoulders. Bad brains.

Our brains are mush. I don’t mean to say that we are not smart; I mean that the consistency of our brains is mushy - like gelatin. And when that wonderful wad of gelatin gets slammed into the hard insides of your head, delicate tissue gets ripped and torn. That delicate tissue has billions of cells that carry information and electrical impulses that help us think and move our body and help define who we are.

Several weeks ago, thousands of former college athletes filed suit against the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) over its handling of head injuries. Earlier, former NFL players sued the league for being negligent about the dangers of head injuries while playing football. (The number of plaintiffs in that class action has risen to more than 4,500.)

Plenty of people think the college and professional athletes who filed lawsuits because of their brain injuries should have “known better.” After all, football is a violent sport. Regardless of your opinion about that, the brains of high school and younger players should not be subjected to that sort of abuse.

If your son plays football, make sure his coaches and trainers are well informed about the harms that can come from playing football. Your son should not be put back into a game after suffering a concussion. Make sure your son’s helmet and mouthpiece are well padded and fit him properly.

Most boys who play high school (and younger) football will not go on to play college or professional ball. Help your son enjoy the sport without injury to his brain.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/football-and-concussions--be-sure-you-know-the-risks-.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-117974Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:00:00 ESTWhen you are admitting your loved one to a nursing home, you will be given many documents to sign. Signing one of those documents (perhaps called a “Business Contract”) may give up the resident’s right to bring a lawsuit against the nursing home if she is injured because of the care she receives there. Instead, the “contract” will require that any disputes arising between the resident and the facility will be resolved through mandatory arbitration. That means --

The resident cannot sue the facility

The resident cannot have a jury decide the merits of the complaint

The resident cannot appeal the decision of the arbitrator

In other words, the resident will have given up important rights protected by the Constitution.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/mandatory-arbitration-may-be-hidden-in-nursing--home--admitting-documents.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-115150Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 ESTJudges want to do the right thing. Their job is to make decisions based on the law and the facts. The lawyers' job is to help the judge with her job. Here are some things judges tell us they don't want to see or hear in their courtrooms.

RUDE BEHAVIOR BY THE LAWYERS. A lawyer can be a strong advocate for her client without being rude to the other side. By the way, jurors don't like rude behavior, either, and a lawyer makes a BIG mistake if she irritates the jurors.

ARGUING WITH THE JUDGE. There's a scene in A Few Good Men whre Demi Moore, a novice militiary lawyer, is trying to make her point and get the judge to change his mind. The judge has just ruled against her, and her response is, "Sir, the defense strenuously objects and requests a meeting in chambers so that his honor might have an opportunity to hear discussion before ruling on the objection." NOTE: The judge has already ruled on the objection, so why would he want to hear more discussion before ruling on the objection? If you don't like how a judge has ruled, make sure you make a record -- you have clearly made your objection adn the basis for it -- and then move on. By the way, jurors don't like lawyers arguing with the judge, and a lawyer makes a BIG mistake if she irritates the jurors.

USING THESE PHRASES:

"To be perfectly honest. . ." You are supposed to be perfectly honest ALL the time, so why say it now? Frankly, it makes a judge suspicious -- and a jury, too.

"With all due respect, Judge . . ." This phrase makes a judge feel like you are calling her something like a nincompoop. Is that the impression you want to leave with the judge? Frankly, it gives the jury that impression, too.

Just some hints from a personal injury/medical malpractice lawyer who has seen a few courtrooms and judges and juries.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/what-should-a-virginia-personal-injury-medical-malpractice-lawyer-never-say-to-a-judge-.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-105271Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 ESTJames Roswold practices law in Kansas City. He works hard to help his clients who have been injured.

But he also works hard in the community. He established the Roswold Foundation for Injured Children to raise funds for seriously injured children. He recently put on the Rock and Roll Riders Benefit for children. He has spoken to teens about the dangers of distracted driving.

If you need an injury lawyer in Kansas City, I would rate James Roswold at the top of the list.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/james-roswold-helps-injured-people-in-kansas-city-through-his-law-firm-and-the-roswold-foundatio.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-104969Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:00:00 ESTWe usually think of eloping as something that two people may decide to do instead of having a wedding. They "run away" to get married. But elopement from a nursing home is dangerous.

People who suffer from some form of dementia are confused; they do not have a strong sense of where they are and even how old they are. So, they are not capable of looking out for their own safety.

A resident in a nursing home is there because she needs help. She needs to rehab from an injury, or she needs more constant care than her family can give her. The nursing home agrees to provide that care.

If the nursing home agrees to accept her as a resident and one of her conditions is some sort of mental incapacity, then the nursing home is responsible for caring for that person, the one with diminished mental capacity. And, the nursing home is in the best position to know how to keep that person safe.

Ask lots of questions, especially about the facility's elopement prevention procedure. If it accepts residents who are elopement risks, someone should be stationed at every door, every day and every night. No one can accurately predict when someone will decide to take a walk, and someone must be there to stop her.

If you have a loved one who eloped from a nursing home and was injured or died, you should speak to a nursing home lawyer. Give us a call at 703-260-6070, or email Raymond@RohrstaffLaw.com. We can answer your questions and share information that will be helpful to you.

Medical expense benefits – often called “medpay” – is a great deal for consumers. In exchange for a (small) premium, your car insurance covers your medical expenses in the event of an accident. What is a “small” premium? Depending upon how much protection you buy, your additional premium could be $20 – per year.

That’s a great deal for consumers because the insurance company will pay your medical expenses regardless of who was at fault in the accident. You were at fault? Your medical expenses are paid. The other driver was at fault? Your medical expenses are paid. You have a passenger in your car? Her medical expenses are paid. You (or a family member covered under the policy) are hit by a car while you are a pedestrian? Your medical expenses are paid. You (or a family member covered under the policy) are injured while in someone else’s car? Those medical expenses are paid.

Find out if you have medpay coverage by checking out the Declarations Page of your policy. Better yet, call Rohrstaff Law Firm and ask for Janelle, or send her an email. She will tell you how you can get your policy reviewed for free. We think this coverage is so important, we want to tell people about it and help them make good decisions at no charge.

We promise: It will be well worth your effort to find out if you have enough medpay coverage.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/secret-insurance-to-protect-your-family-that-you-may-not-have.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-103577Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 ESTThe nursing home industry overbills Medicare $1.5 billion every year for care residents either do not need or do not receive according to a report published in November 2012 by the Office of the Inspector General. For-profit nursing homes accounted for a much higher percentage of improper billing than did non-profits. Thirty percent of the improper billinig samples were from for-profit nursing home claims, compared to just 12% from non-profits.

Bloomberg.com published a recent article that includes reports of large corporations controlling costs by understaffing that results in gross and even criminal mistreatment of residents – and bilking us all by charging Medicare for it.

The first to suffer from understaffing are the residents themselves.Residents fall when there are not enough caregivers to help with transfers from bed to toilet. Residents are left soiled in their wheelchairs lined up along the hallways when there are not enough caregivers to clean them. Residents die when there are not enough caregivers to assist with feeding.

You were injured in a collision. It wasn't your fault. An adjuster from the other driver's insurance company calls you. The adjuster is nice. He sounds reasonable, willing to "help" you.

THINK ABOUT IT: You are speaking to someone who represents the other driver’s insurance company. If it really was his driver's fault and you really are injured, is he really "on your side?"

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He tells you he can help you more easily get the case settled if you will sign some documents that allow the company to get information it needs to evaluate your claim. He wants you to sign a “release” so the company can get your medical records.

THINK ABOUT IT: Your medical records are, well, YOUR medical records. You can get them yourself by asking your health care providers for them. Often, the release offered to you by the insurance company allows it to get all your medical records, including those that you might want to keep more private and are not needed to prove your injury.

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The adjuster says he can offer you a certain amount of money if you accept his offer as soon as possible.

THINK ABOUT IT: What is the insurance company’s “job”? It has a duty to its shareholders, the owners of the company, to minimize the amount of money the company pays you for the injury its insured caused. If it can get that number down to $0, it is a good day. The insurance company wants you to take the money it offers as soon as possible, before you know the long range effects of your injuries, because once you take its money, your case is over. You cannot go back and get more, even if it turns out your injury was much worse than you thought early on.

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Many adjusters are nice people. They have a job to do. They have been trained to do their job. But, their job is not looking out for your best interests.

Read more in Sandra's book NOW WHAT?, a guide to how to be treated fairly by the insurance company after you are injured. IT'S FREE TO VIRGINIA RESIDENTS. Check it out by clicking on the VIEW DETAILS button on the right.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/another-error-that-can-be-fatal-to-your-injury-case.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-103483Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 ESTSome injured people think like this: That prior injury was a very long time ago. Nobody will find out about it and, anyway, it hasn't bothered me in years. I just won't mention it. After all, it will only complicate matters.

BIG MISTAKE!

When you make a claim for compensation for an injury caused by someone else, the lawyer for the person who injured you will want to know your medical history. Think about it. The person who injured you is only responsible for what she did to you, not for what ailments you may have had before the injury. So, you must give that information to your lawyer who can decide how your medical history affects your claim.

We once represented a woman who suffered an injury to the very same body part that had been injured in the collision we represented her for. She did not tell us she had been in an earlier collision and, more importantly, she did not tell us that she had injured the same knee in the same way in that other wreck. Luckily, we discovered that old injury when we were reading her old medical records we had gotten from the doctor who was treating her at that time. UNLUCKILY, she had already answered written questions under oath and had not disclosed that earlier injury or treatment. Luckily, we found out in enough time to prepare her to answer the questions the defendant's lawyer would ask her at her deposition. Sure enough, the other lawyer had also read all the old records and knew about the earlier knee injury. Our client answered truthfully in her deposition, but her explanation that she had "forgotten" about that old injury did not sound credible. Her case settled for much less than she had wanted, but she had not been truthful with us so we had not been able to help her correctly evaluate the case. Plus, the jury would have heard that she tried to hide her earlier knee problems and blame it all on this collision. The defense lawyer would have made her out to be a liar and not worthy of the trust of the jury.

Here is a link to an article I wrote about a recent case (not our case mentioned above) where a judge dismissed the entire case, partly because the plaintiff lied several times under oath about his injuries.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/what-huge-mistake-could-put-an-end-to-your-personal-injury-claim-.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-103480Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 ESTIF YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT, DO NOT SIGN ANY FORMS BEFORE SPEAKING TO AN INJURY LAWYER.

There are laws, both federal and state, that govern what a health care provider can claim from your accident case. Those laws are complicated and confusing. You should not sign any forms that require you to pay the health care provider in full from what you recover from the person who injured you until you are sure the health care provider is entitled to full payment. (I'm just going to say "doctor", but it also means hospital and other kinds of health care providers.)

Liens -- The great monster that could be lurking in your case.

Often, if your medical bills were paid by health insurance that you get through an employer, the health insurance company or plan may be able to require you to repay it out of any personal injury recovery. Although the insurance law in Virginia generally prohibits such claims by insurance companies, they often make the claims anyway. After all, they sometimes get paid when people do not know what the law is. (Frankly, the law covering these types of liens is VERY complicated. Even some lawyers get it wrong - which is why you need to consult an experienced injury lawyer who can help you figure it out.)

Added to the already confusing insurance lien picture, though, is the form that lots of patients are told to sign when they first seek medical treatment for their injuries. These forms typically include a promise to pay the doctor her full fee from your personal injury recovery -- not just the fee that the doctor and your health insurance company agreed upon. That is not fair to you, and you should not agree to sign the form that guarantees the doctor will get more from you that she could get from the insurance company that you or your employer has already paid premiums to.

If you have questions about forms you may have signed in your case, contact us at 703-260-6070, or fill out the CONTACT US form on the right, or send an email to Janelle@RohrstaffLaw.com. Better yet, SPEAK TO A LAWYER BEFORE YOU SIGN THE FORM. It may be too late once you have already promised to pay the full amount instead of the contracted amount.

For your lawyer to cherry pick your doctor for you because the doctor will say what it takes for you to win your case.

For your lawyer to instruct you hide the fact of the referral at your deposition.

Why? First, jurors are very suspicious of lawyers and doctors who have close referral relationships. They are suspicious of injured claimants and their lawyers to begin with, so if they hear that your lawyer always refers clients to one particular doctor, your credibilitiy - and likely your case - go down the tubes.

Secondly, you should run as fast as possible from any lawyer who encourages you to lie under oath. An experienced Virginia lawyer was disbarred because he told his clients to lie at deposition about the fact that he referred them to his favorite chiropractor.

Third, although you may not know that your lawyer always refers clients to a certain doctor, you can be sure that the insurance company will know or will find out. Who do you think the jury will believe?

What MAY BE okay:

If you have a special need for a doctor with a specialized expertise. It may be legitimate for your lawyer to suggest someone who can help you. But beware if the lawyer always send clients to the same chiropractor or orthopedist.

Ask questions so you fully understand the business relationship between the lawyer and the doctor.The doctor may be perfectly competent to treat you. That is not the problem here. The problem arises if the relationship between the doctor and lawyer looks fishy.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/should-your-lawyer-be-in-charge-of-your-medical-treatment-.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-103241Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 ESTThe Leapfrog Group provides rankings of hospitals based in large part on provided by the hospitals themselves. Although The Leapfrog Group cautions against refusing to go to a facility in an emergency becuase of a low ranking, it does provide valuable information in making other decisions about locations for health care.

UVA Medial Center claims it has made improvements in certain areas since the hospital was ranked poorly: catheter-associated bloodstream infections, air embolisms, falls and trauma, deaths from serious complications after surgery, wounds split open after surgery, and other categories. Frankly, I would that those categories are pretty serious. After all, people are in hospitals because they need significant treatment - and hospitals ought to perform well in those categories. Interestingly, one area in which UVA Medical Center is doing worse is stage 3 and 4 pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are commonly caused by poor nursing and are considered to be NON EVENTS by Medicare. That is, Medicare will not cover the cost of treating pressure ulcers.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/uva-medical-center-scores-much-lower-than-competitors-in-hospital-ranking.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-101834Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 ESTDRIVING + TEXTING = DUMB. But, the question is what can be done to curb it. What do you think?

At the next General Assembly session in Virginia, legislation sponsored by Delegate Scott Surovell will be proposed to make texting while driving a primary offense with severe penalties. Not everyone is a fan. There were 34 comments on Surovell's Facebook page when one of his FB friends announced the legislation. Many of them were harshly critical of the proposal. Lawmaking is messy business, and I am certain changes will be made to the proposal as the legislation goes through the process. None of the critics, though, said that texting while driving is a good idea.

AT&T, whose millions of Droid and Blackberry customers can now text while driving, has a new campaign that asks the most important question: Look at the last text you sent. Would that text be worth dying for?

As part of its campaign to stop texting while driving, AT&T is offering a new app - DriveMode - that reples to texts received while the car is moving 25 mph or more to let the sender know you are driving and cannot respond. AT&T is also urging drivers to Take the Pledge to never text and drive. It even has a texting while driving simulator.

Lie to your lawyer about your medical history and give false sworn answers to questions asked by the defense lawyer.

In Call v. Harrison, a case in the Western District of Virginia, the judge threw out the plaintiff's case because he had left out large chunks of his personal medical history when asked for that information by the defense lawyer. Even though Mr. Call said he had forgotten about that medical history and it didn't have anything to do with his injuries in the car accident that resulted in the lawsuit, the judge said, "Not so fast." A faulty memory is no excuse and failing to disclose that information means you're out of here.

When a person files an injury lawsuit, her medical history is open for investigation. After all, she is blaming the driver of the other vehicle on her pain and other injuries, and the other driver's lawyer has a right to try to find something in her history that may have caused or at least contributed to her complaints. Mr. Call did not do that and the judge dismissed his case.

Judges take their responsibility very seriously and do not cotton to letting people try to play the system. If you have an injury and hire a lawyer, tell her the whole story. Lawyers can only help their clients when they know the good, the bad and the ugly. It does you no good to try to put one over on the court or your lawyer.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/lyin---cheatin---stealin-----bad-ideas.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-100380Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ESTMore and more people are taking to getting around the area on two wheels instead of four. More bicycles sharing the road means that more bicyclists are being hit and injured or killed by motorists. In Northern Virginia, a bicyclist was recently killed. Elizabeth Shattuck of Falls Church, Virginia, was hit while crossing Columbia Pike in Arlington. Numbers bicycle-motor vehicle collisions with injurise have been rising in Fairfax County and across the country since 2010.

Fairfax County is developing a county-wide bicycle master plan. however, it will be years before it is approved and implemented.

Biking is an enjoyable activity. I loved biking when I was a child. It gave me freedom and responsibility. My children loved riding when they were young, and my grandchildren are beginning to learn the challenges and joys of bike riding.

It is more dangerous than ever out there for bicyclists who now compete for road space with motorists, some of whom still have not learned the lesson that driving while texting or talking on the phone is dangerous (and stupid).

MAKE SURE your children wear helmets.

MAKE SURE you do, too.

MAKE SURE your children know the rules of the road and where and when it is safe to ride.

FIND PLACES for them to ride that reduce their exposure to automobile traffic.

Get a copy of When the Bough Breaks, a guide for parents of injured children. Click on the red "VIEW DETAILS" button on the right and fill out the order form, or call Janelle at 703-260-6070.

]]>http://www.rohrstafflaw.com/blog/growing-number-of-bicyclists-growiing-number-of-injuries.cfmwww.rohrstafflaw.com-99964Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ESTWould you want your loved one to be in a facility that makes fraudulent claims for Medicare reimbursement?

Some long term care facilities - including nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities - "upcode" care (that is, code care that has a higher reimbursement rate that the care that was given) and perform unnecessry therapy treatments in order to increase Medicare reimbursements.